anybody in california failing smog tests with thier z?
11-19-2018, 08:41 PM
#1
Oil Producer
Thread Starter
anybody in california failing smog tests with thier z?
curious if this is happening or are people still able to pass. is there an age where the vehicles are grandfathered?
VT
VT
11-19-2018, 09:48 PM
#2
Melting Slicks
Nope.
Not yet, anyway.
But it's getting closer and closer every year.
My '90 has a Haibec Chip and a Flowmaster exhaust, other than that she's stock and she passes without problems, so far............
Damn, just jinxed myself.
TomC
Not yet, anyway.
But it's getting closer and closer every year.
My '90 has a Haibec Chip and a Flowmaster exhaust, other than that she's stock and she passes without problems, so far............
Damn, just jinxed myself.
TomC
11-19-2018, 09:52 PM
#3
Drifting
There have been countless discussions on this subject both here and over on the ZR1.net forum. This one about sums it up. https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...eeds-cats.html
California has actually made emissions requirements tougher now than when the car was new. It’s part of their active campaign to remove older cars from the road. There is no getting around it in California. That said with some tweaking a stock Z can generally be made to pass (Bearly) Do some searches on the forums and you’ll find some ideas.
H
California has actually made emissions requirements tougher now than when the car was new. It’s part of their active campaign to remove older cars from the road. There is no getting around it in California. That said with some tweaking a stock Z can generally be made to pass (Bearly) Do some searches on the forums and you’ll find some ideas.
H
11-22-2018, 12:13 PM
#4
There have been countless discussions on this subject both here and over on the ZR1.net forum. This one about sums it up. https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...eeds-cats.html
California has actually made emissions requirements tougher now than when the car was new. It’s part of their active campaign to remove older cars from the road. There is no getting around it in California. That said with some tweaking a stock Z can generally be made to pass (Bearly) Do some searches on the forums and you’ll find some ideas.
H
California has actually made emissions requirements tougher now than when the car was new. It’s part of their active campaign to remove older cars from the road. There is no getting around it in California. That said with some tweaking a stock Z can generally be made to pass (Bearly) Do some searches on the forums and you’ll find some ideas.
H
11-22-2018, 12:49 PM
#5
Drifting
If cammed probably not. It’s the NOx that is the issue. The NOx threshold has actually been reduced. They also do a visual inspection and it must have all the original emissions equipment including air injection, exhaust manifolds and cats. If your ported and cammed likely you have headers too. That’s not to say someone somewhere in CA hasn’t finagled that somehow.
H
H
11-22-2018, 01:20 PM
#6
If cammed probably not. It’s the NOx that is the issue. The NOx threshold has actually been reduced. They also do a visual inspection and it must have all the original emissions equipment including air injection, exhaust manifolds and cats. If your ported and cammed likely you have headers too. That’s not to say someone somewhere in CA hasn’t finagled that somehow.
H
11-22-2018, 01:32 PM
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Drifting
H
11-22-2018, 01:34 PM
#8
Race Director
If Ca drops the MAX levels on the Nox reading I’m done but won’t go away quietly. I’ll look into a class action lawsuit against the State and see how that goes.
11-22-2018, 02:20 PM
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Today they are making excellent cars for the money....The car does respond well to mods..Porting,cams, exhaust do wonders for the LT-5...
11-22-2018, 06:06 PM
#10
Drifting
I’m in Northern Nevada now, I try not to spend too much time in CA if I can help it. If you live in CA long enough like I did you realize the weather isn’t everything. As for the cars it’s like everything else, there is always a bigger, faster, better one.
H
H
11-22-2018, 08:52 PM
#11
Race Director
All the other crap far offsets the nice weather in California.
11-25-2018, 09:10 AM
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I lived in California for 1 year when I was younger.... that was enough to satisfy my curiosity. Went back once to take the family to Disney Land which sucked in comparison to Disney World... Then again to see my son graduate from basic training Marine Corps in San Diego....Ill probably never go back.
I heard/read something very disturbing for my state of Colorado.... we are now adopting California's emission standard for new cars in 2020.... The slippery slope begins...Dont know how that will effect older cars yet.... damn eco-*****... I am yet to understand how any other state would adopt anything from a state that is an economic and social failure....but I guess thats the new way of thinking these days....
I heard/read something very disturbing for my state of Colorado.... we are now adopting California's emission standard for new cars in 2020.... The slippery slope begins...Dont know how that will effect older cars yet.... damn eco-*****... I am yet to understand how any other state would adopt anything from a state that is an economic and social failure....but I guess thats the new way of thinking these days....
11-28-2018, 10:56 PM
#13
Drifting
California is the 5th largest economy in the world. Up from 12 or 13 a few years ago. That said, if those in office ever had to work for a living and not just talk, it would be the 3rd largest because the middle class would still have jobs.
George
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12-04-2018, 08:10 AM
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St. Jude Donor '05
Cost of living, traffic and crime-not worth it anymore.
x2 on getting real real hard to pass any 80-s 90s car anymore.
x2 on getting real real hard to pass any 80-s 90s car anymore.
12-08-2018, 12:49 PM
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12-08-2018, 04:08 PM
#19
Melting Slicks
I didn't do anything special prior to the smog other than a 20 minute spirited drive around the, shall we say, less "Patrolled" roads in my general area.
She was good and hot when I pulled into the smog shop. :-)
The technician did come into the waiting room and complimented my Z, other than that nothing funny going on there.
I did leave her in low power mode and removed the key.
The oil in her is about 3 years old, and I've never used sea-foam or any other "Emissions Enhancement" products in her.
And I had just filled her tank a couple of weeks ago with Chevron Supreme (that's all I ever put in her, no discount gas ever).
'Crabs
She was good and hot when I pulled into the smog shop. :-)
The technician did come into the waiting room and complimented my Z, other than that nothing funny going on there.
I did leave her in low power mode and removed the key.
The oil in her is about 3 years old, and I've never used sea-foam or any other "Emissions Enhancement" products in her.
And I had just filled her tank a couple of weeks ago with Chevron Supreme (that's all I ever put in her, no discount gas ever).
'Crabs
12-08-2018, 04:44 PM
#20
Drifting
I didn't do anything special prior to the smog other than a 20 minute spirited drive around the, shall we say, less "Patrolled" roads in my general area.
She was good and hot when I pulled into the smog shop. :-)
The technician did come into the waiting room and complimented my Z, other than that nothing funny going on there.
I did leave her in low power mode and removed the key.
The oil in her is about 3 years old, and I've never used sea-foam or any other "Emissions Enhancement" products in her.
And I had just filled her tank a couple of weeks ago with Chevron Supreme (that's all I ever put in her, no discount gas ever).
'Crabs
She was good and hot when I pulled into the smog shop. :-)
The technician did come into the waiting room and complimented my Z, other than that nothing funny going on there.
I did leave her in low power mode and removed the key.
The oil in her is about 3 years old, and I've never used sea-foam or any other "Emissions Enhancement" products in her.
And I had just filled her tank a couple of weeks ago with Chevron Supreme (that's all I ever put in her, no discount gas ever).
'Crabs
H